It was 1976 when Citizen launched the first sunlight-powered analog watch, the Citizen Quartz Crystron Solar Cell, the precursor of all things Citizen Eco– Drive. Back then, Citizen watches began to explore sunlight-operated devices, envisioning the design of a battery change-free watch.
However, if we had to highlight a quartz watch’s flaws, two were on top of the list at the time: a battery’s short lifecycle and a poor environment-friendly recycling process.
When the so-called “ quartz crisis” shocked the industry in 1970, with Seiko leading the way with the Astron, the Swiss watchmaking industry partially converted to this technology, in an attempt to survive. Again, before digging into our most-loved Eco– Drive equipped timepieces, let’s first take a look at the history behind it. When it first came out, the Eco– Drive technology appeared on selected timepieces and has since then extended throughout the entire catalog, including the Citizen Promaster sports collection, and their diving, aviator, and exploration inspired watches. Let me here briefly introduce the story of the Citizen Eco– Drive technology, its pros and last but not least, a list of the most representative models equipped with this technology, in our opinion. It is a pillar of the Japanese watchmaker’s offering, that also includes mechanical low-end or high-end timepieces, marketed under the brand The Citizen, a direct competitor to Grand Seiko, exclusively available on the Japanese domestic market. The Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive Aqualand BN2037-11E 30th Anniversary.Ĭitizen Eco– Drive is a proprietary technology that sets Citizen watches apart from the competition.The Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive Professional Diver 1000 BN7020-09E.The Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Aqualand Depth Meter BN2024-05E.The Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Titanium Altichron BN4021-02E.The Citizen Eco Drive Promaster Altichron Cirrus BN5048-01E.Our Citizen Eco-Drive top-rated watch list.2019: a Citizen Eco-Drive is the most precise wristwatch ever made.Citizen Eco-Drive: how it works and how it has evolved over the years.
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